Oxazepines are a family of unsaturated
heterocycle
A heterocyclic compound or ring structure is a cyclic compound that has atoms of at least two different elements as members of its ring(s). Heterocyclic chemistry is the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the synthesis, properties, and ...
s containing seven atoms, with a
nitrogen
Nitrogen is the chemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7. Nitrogen is a nonmetal and the lightest member of group 15 of the periodic table, often called the pnictogens. It is a common element in the universe, estimated at se ...
replacing a
carbon
Carbon () is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent—its atom making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. It belongs to group 14 of the periodic table. Carbon mak ...
at one position and with an
oxygen
Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as ...
replacing a
carbon
Carbon () is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent—its atom making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. It belongs to group 14 of the periodic table. Carbon mak ...
at one position.
See also
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Azepine
Azepines are unsaturated heterocycles of seven atoms, with a nitrogen replacing a carbon at one position.
See also
* Azepane
* Benzazepines
Benzazepines are heterocyclic chemical compounds consisting of a benzene ring fused to an azepine ring ...
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Benzazepines
Benzazepines are heterocyclic chemical compounds consisting of a benzene ring fused to an azepine ring. Examples include:
File:Benazepril structure.svg, Benazepril
File:Fenoldopam.svg, Fenoldopam
File:GSK-189,254.svg, GSK-189,254
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Diazepine
Diazepine is a seven-membered heterocyclic compound with two nitrogen atoms (e.g., in ring positions 1 and 2).
Types include:
* 1,2-diazepine
* 1,3-diazepine
* 1,4-diazepine
** Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines (BZD, BDZ, BZs), sometimes cal ...
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Oxepin
Oxepin is an oxygen-containing heterocycle consisting of a seven-membered ring with three double bonds. The parent C6H6O exists as an equilibrium mixture with benzene oxide. The oxepin–benzene oxide equilibrium is affected by the ring substi ...
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Borepin
Borepins are a class of boron-containing heterocycles used in main group chemistry. They consist of a seven-membered unsaturated ring with a tricoordinate boron in it. Simple borepins are analogues of cycloheptatriene, which is a seven-membered ...
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CR gas
CR gas or dibenzoxazepine (chemical name dibenz 'b'',''f''1,4]oxazepine, is an incapacitating agent and a lachrymatory agent. CR was developed by the British Ministry of Defence as a riot control agent in the late 1950s and early 1960s. A report ...
(dibenzoxazepine)
References
Oxazepines,
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